Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/4] CPUSET driven CPU isolation

Paul Jackson
2008-02-28T20:14:23Z

Max K wrote:
> I like the concept of the "boot" set. But we still need a separate "system"
> flag. Users should not have to move cpu back into the "boot" set to allow for
> kernel (irqs, etc) activity on it. And it's just more explicit and clear that way.

Good point -- a "boot" cpuset might be 4 CPUs out of 256 CPUs, just for running
the classic Unix load (daemons, init, login, ...). But irq's might need to go
to most CPUs, except for some (dare I use the word) isolated CPUs.

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